edentulous

adj

Etymology: Latin edentulus, which is in turn derived from the prefix e-, meaning "without", and the word dens, meaning "tooth."

1. Toothless.

   “A Malay elder crawled on to the veranda, greeted Crabbe with an edentulous "Tabek!" and then crouched in a dark corner, chewing a quid of sireh with hard gums.”

   “Partial edentulism has traditionally been treated with conventional fixed prosthetics when adequate natural tooth abutments are available to support the edentulous span.”